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Old 27th June 2012, 18:22   #1
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not long ago i had a clutch fitted to which the engine had to come out the job was done and on completion after driving it home i found that the engine was revving at around 1200 revs how can i get it rev at the recommended rev rate
help needed as i believe i am using more fuel because of this
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Old 27th June 2012, 18:24   #2
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more car details petrol 1.8 2.0 2.5 or diesel
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Old 27th June 2012, 18:25   #3
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Profile says 2003 1.8.
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could be an air leak on the inlet or a breather has been disturbed
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Old 27th June 2012, 19:27   #5
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Old 27th June 2012, 19:58   #6
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it could be the idle valve is faulty or they have not adjusted the throttle cable properly.give it a turn or 2 see it that does anything .
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Old 27th June 2012, 20:22   #7
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plenty of play on the cable
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If it is a 1.8 switch ignition on to poss 2 and push throttle pedal fully down and up 5 times within 10seconds and start
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Old 27th June 2012, 22:01   #9
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plenty of play on the cable
may be your problem then take some slack out of it .
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Old 28th June 2012, 07:47   #10
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